Prologue: The Oaths 1(20)
PART ONE
1 The Politician's Path
21(14)
2 "On Behalf of the Strong in Opposition to the Weak"
35(12)
3 The Era of Good Feelings
47(11)
4 The Legacy of Appendix E
58(13)
5 The Ballad of Lilly Ledbetter
71(11)
6 The War Against Precedent
82(15)
PART TWO
7 The Hunter
97(8)
8 Lawyers, Guns, and Money
105(11)
9 The Unrequited Bipartisanship of Barack Obama
116(12)
10 Wise Latina
128(17)
PART THREE
11 Money Talks
145(13)
12 Samuel Alito's Question
158(12)
13 The Rookie
170(12)
14 The Ninety-Page Swan Song of John Paul Stevens
182(10)
15 "With All Due Deference to Separation of Powers"
192(15)
PART FOUR
16 The Retired Justices Dissent
207(12)
17 Softball Politics
219(11)
18 The Tea Party and the Justice's Wife
230(9)
19 The Thomas Court
239(12)
20 "Democracy Is Not a Game"
251(12)
PART FIVE
21 "You Should Do It"
263(9)
22 Broccoli
272(11)
23 The "Effective" Argument
283(11)
Epilogue: The Roberts Court 294(5)
Acknowledgments 299(1)
Notes 300(9)
Bibliography 309(4)
Photo Credits 313(1)
Index 314